Bear Branch Trail–Long Ridge Road, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Bear Branch Trail–Long Ridge Road, 4 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Green River Game Land near Baxter, NC. It climbs 584 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bear Branch Trail–Long Ridge Road, 4 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 1,851–2,225 ft
Out & Back · Green River Game Land
Trailhead: Pullian Creek Trailhead · 35.29105, -82.32864
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 72° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pulliam Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Rock Hop Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bishop Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bear Branch Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Long Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Pulliam Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bear Branch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Bishop Branch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Rock Hop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pulliam Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pullian Creek Trailhead Trailhead
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- Sunshine Falls–Pulliam Creek Falls, 3 falls 3 mi · ▲ 850 ft
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- Bear Branch Trail–Long Ridge Road, 5 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft
- Loobie Falls–Stairstep Falls, 8 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,714 ft
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